U18 World League

Monumental
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Trifon Tsirikas managed to get in a good position for a shot. RO Army V55's supporters rose to their feet, but Trifon Tsirikas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Samuel Grabiel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sokratis Symeonakis in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samuel Grabiel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Victorio Piarres fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's protests and gave Victorio Piarres a yellow card for diving instead. Sokratis Symeonakis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Samuel Grabiel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 played minutes La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Fulgencio Stephen. In the 22nd minute, Sokratis Symeonakis made a precise shot to the right of Samuel Grabiel. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, RO Army V55's Sokratis Symeonakis got a free kick in the 26th minute. Tasos Marinos's late challenge caught a La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tasos Marinos helped the player get up and apologised. Tasos Marinos kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Tasos Marinos was shown his second yellow card after 28 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 booed when RO Army V55 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tasos Marinos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute of the match Jimeno Gauargi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dimitris Stathakos showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 39 minutes into the game, RO Army V55's Sokratis Symeonakis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Samuel Grabiel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. A collision led to La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Serafino Transito hit a great ball. Samuel Grabiel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sokratis Symeonakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

In the 54th minute, Renos Stefanou got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Dimitris Stathakos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moises Ruy in the 57th minute of play. After a rather tough play, RO Army V55's Sokratis Symeonakis got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 64th match minute, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Piarres to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the game, Serafino Transito was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave RO Army V55 the free kick. A collision led to La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Serafino Transito hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, RO Army V55's Fanis Kapernekas tried to score from far away in the 66th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With his leg Samuel Grabiel managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when RO Army V55's Sokratis Symeonakis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 80th minute of the match Renos Stefanou shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Samuel Grabiel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Iosif Pantelatos fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RO Army V55's protests and gave Iosif Pantelatos a yellow card for diving instead. If Moises Ruy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 88 played minutes La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Piarres. After a rather tough play, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Victorio Piarres got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching RO Army V55's performance. The match ended with a win for RO Army V55.